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DF Users Unite

"Left, go along. Right, rest."

UPDATE: We aim to gather, before 26 April, more than 300 supporters on Facebook in this group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid = 110878032276043 & ref = ts

The idea is to demonstrate to officials and people meter Policy Institute for Transportation and Development, the initiative we have proposed some of support among users. So: join and invite your acquaintances.

Yesterday (Thursday, 25 March) raised a good debate in which several people were involved (you can see the hashtag # usuariosmetrodf on Twitter). For most participants it was a good idea that I propose, although others seemed as irrelevant, inadequate or unnecessary. Already said before and will repeat it now: one seeks to eradicate all the ills of public transport, just want to move better when we travel on the Metro. However, as the post with the justification and the proposal was very long I decided to separate. Lean here to justify the project.

Here I go again, though with little pictures and videos for more didactic and clear the proposal.

The idea is simple and common sense.

1. In the Metro escalators are not just to "rest", but to facilitate the mobility of users.

Figure 1. Escalators. Normal progress. (For Soybeto )

2. There is a basic principle of mobility in Mexico just is respected: "row on the left is to advance the right to stop." In Mexico, people usually stop wherever he wants, when he wants to create "traffic waves" that prevent efficient mobility to users.

Figure 2. Escalators. With two obstacles.

3. This rule is not respected, not because we are Mexicans genetically incapable of following rules, but because 1) much people have no idea that this rule exists, 2) no one dares to say anything.

Please watch this video and watch only two kids can climb the stairs before they lock the rows.

Anyway, yesterday I contacted people in the Management of Metro Fixtures, by Adrian Hernandez Cortez and I said there, in total, 357 escalators throughout the network and, indeed, almost no one respects this rule even though in some places this listing.

A colorful ad, yellow, fabulous design that is strategically placed so that all users will see and understand clearly the simple message. Aha, it's obviously sarcasm.

The point of all is this:

People, if they are frequent travelers Metro, we can help spread the basic concept mobility every time we use this transport system. However, a campaign based solely on the "hey, give me compermisito please "be in a vacuum and no one peel. Thus, the proposal is:

1. Collect at least 200 frequent users of the Metro who are willing to collaborate.

2 . request that we provide a distinctive (a badge, flag, hat, etc.) that identifies us as part of a campaign of "effective mobility" of the Metro Public Transport System.

3. Require will make a new poster (may be through a contest, maybe), more attractive and friendly, which is positioned on each and every one of the 357 escaleras eléctricas de la red.

4. Una vez con el distintivo, los voluntarios tendríamos el encargo de que cada vez que usemos las escaleras eléctricas difundamos y repliquemos como mantra el siguiente mensaje: "la fila de la izquierda es para avanzar, la de la derecha es para descansar."

Y ya. En eso estriba toda la idea. No tengo dinero, ni los del Metro tienen dinero para promover algo de mayor calado. Lo siento mucho si les parece demasiado poco. Lo siento mucho si les parece demasiado irrelevante.

Ahora bien, si alguien piensa it is more worthwhile to campaign for people to use the stairs instead of the normal power: forward, are invited to do so, perhaps we could combine efforts later. I give you the contacts of the Metro officials who should be targeted.

Anyway. Here is my proposal, a very simple thing that it would not waste time or energy to anyone. On the contrary, we could win and take the chance to realize that small things like that can start creating different forms of social interaction. Moreover, activating the participation of ordinary people in solving small problems that concern them. Self, they call it.

Thanks. Keep commenting or send mail to jordy182@hotmail.com